• At the top, behind an iron grating, is the richly decorated Sancta Sanctorum (Holy of Holies), formerly the pope’s private chapel. ... https:// www .scala-santa .it /.
  • The Scala Sancta (English: Holy Stairs, Italian: Scala Santa) are, according to the Christian tradition, the steps that led up to the praetorium of Pontius Pilate...
    • Stunning coloured murals that depict the passion of the Christ at the Scala Sancta in
    • The Holy Stairs, covered in wood to protect the marble underneath in Rome, Italy.
  • ROME, ITALY - JUNE 13: Pilgrims pray and visit restored frescos of the Scala Sancta (Holy Stairs) on June 13, 2007 in Rome, Italy.
  • Next to the Scala Sancta is the Basilica San Giovanni Laterano which compares favorably with St. Peter's Basilica.
  • Varallo Sesia, Piedmont, Italy - January 8, 2021: The religious Complex at Sacred Mount of Varallo, the Scala Sancta Editorial Stock Photo.
  • Scala Sancta in the Catholic Church. Climbing the Holy Stairs on one's knees is a devotion much in favour with pilgrims and the faithful.
  • Copies of the Scala Sancta. Imitations of the Scala Sancta were erected in several locations and indulgences were often attached to them
  • The Scala Sancta can only be ascended on their knees and leads to the Sancta Sanctorum (the "Holy of Holies" and is the Pope's personal chapel).